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Bob Hobi says his father, Herman Hobi, would be proud that the family business he started lasted 50 years before being sold to Pape Machinery of Eugene. Friday was Bob Hobi's last day at the Roseburg business.

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Myrl Davis, left, a 35-year employee at Hobi Equipment, talks to owner Bob Hobi about a small power product in the business' shop Wednesday. Davis will continue to work for Pape Machinery, the new owner of the longtime Roseburg business.

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Jeremy Bolduc, a motorcycle technician at Hobi Equipment in Roseburg, works on a bike Wednesday afternoon. Bolduc will continue to work for Pape Machinery, the new owner of the longtime Roseburg business.

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Doreen Butler, the parts manager at Hobi Equipment, helps a customer at the counter of the store Wednesday afternoon. Butler has worked for Hobi for 20 years and now will work for Pape Machinery, the new owner of the longtime Roseburg business.

Photo courtesy of Bob Hobi
Hobi Logging Supply was established at a Diamond Lake Boulevard address in 1963, but a year later it was flooded by nearby Deer Creek. The business survived and continued to operate for a total of 50 years before a sale to Pape Machinery of Eugene was completed last week.